Severe Features of Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease.
Barbara Pontes AiresHolly M WobmaAaida SamadMia T ChandlerMargaret H ChangFatma DedeoğluMartha P FishmanTimothy KloudaJonathan C LevinOlha HalyabarSusan F SaleebWayne TworetzkyMary Beth F SonJane W NewburgerAlicia M H CaseyLauren A HendersonPublished in: The Journal of rheumatology (2024)
We identified an association between CHD and severe forms of sJIA. Although these findings will need to be confirmed in larger, multicenter cohorts, the results highlight the importance of considering a diagnosis of sJIA in children with CHD and remaining vigilant for complications such as MAS and sJIA-LD.